Relationship of pneumococcal and influenza vaccination frequency with health literacy in the rural population in Turkey

Guclu, ÖZGE; Demirci, Hakan; OCAKOĞLU, GÖKHAN; Guclu, Yasin; Uzaslan, Esra; KARADAĞ, MEHMET

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.09.049

Relationship of pneumococcal and influenza vaccination frequency with health literacy in the rural population in Turkey

Guclu Ö., Demirci H., OCAKOĞLU G., Guclu Y., Uzaslan E., KARADAĞ M.

VACCINE, cilt.37, sa.44, ss.6617-6623, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 44
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.09.049
Dergi Adı: VACCINE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.6617-6623
Anahtar Kelimeler: Pneumococcal vaccine, Influenza vaccine, Health literacy, OLDER, MANAGEMENT, PHYSICIANS, BEHAVIORS, ADULTS, RATES, RISK
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Vaccines have been shown to prevent illness, disability and death from vaccine-preventable diseases. The purpose of our study was to analyze the influenza and pneumococcal vaccination status of patients, the factors that influence the uptake of influenza/pneumococcal vaccination and the effects of health literacy (HL) on vaccination.